3.0.0 997 2022-11-01T15:32:54Z 2022-11-01T15:32:54Z House HR 2019-02-06 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 23 (Wednesday, February 6, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KING of Iowa:H.R. 997.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the Constitution.[Page H1392]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2019-03-22T13:36:16Z Referred to 2019-02-06T15:03:15Z hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-02-06T15:03:10Z English Language Unity Act of 2019 116 678 S 2019-03-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Related bill CRS 2019-03-22 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Committee 2019-02-06 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-02-06 Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2019-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000362 Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] Steve King R IA 4 N A000372 Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] Rick Allen R GA W. 12 2019-02-06 True M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2019-02-06 True M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2019-02-06 True P000605 Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] Scott Perry R PA 10 2019-02-06 True G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2019-03-05 False B001274 Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] Mo Brooks R AL 5 2019-03-05 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2019-03-05 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2019-03-06 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2019-03-06 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2019-03-11 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2019-03-13 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-04-01 False G000563 Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7] Bob Gibbs R OH 7 2019-04-08 False G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2019-05-03 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2019-05-07 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2019-05-10 False D000616 Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] Scott DesJarlais R TN 4 2019-05-16 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2019-05-16 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2019-05-16 False C001108 Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] James Comer R KY 1 2019-05-16 False G000546 Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] SAM GRAVES R MO 6 2019-05-20 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2019-05-28 False H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2019-06-10 False M001195 Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] Alexander Mooney R WV X. 2 2019-07-16 False S001172 Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] Adrian Smith R NE 3 2019-10-30 False L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2019-12-10 False L000583 Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] Barry Loudermilk R GA 11 2020-02-21 False Government Operations and Politics Academic performance and assessments Administrative law and regulatory procedures Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Department of Homeland Security Foreign language and bilingual programs Government information and archives State and local government operations Government Operations and Politics 00 2019-02-06 Introduced in House 2019-09-19T16:35:05Z English Language Unity Act of 2019

This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. It establishes a framework for implementation and enforcement, including by testing English as part of the naturalization process.

]]> English Language Unity Act of 2019 Display Title English Language Unity Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced English Language Unity Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To declare English as the official language of the United States, to establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to avoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the United States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr997ih/xml/BILLS-116hr997ih.xml 2019-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.